Stefan Kung weathers storm to win BinckBank Tour stage two
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ByEurosport
Updated 08/08/2017 at 19:44 GMT
Stefan Kung weathered the best of the rain-hit conditions to win the individual time trial on stage two of the BinckBank Tour.
Stefan Küng
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BMC Racing rider Kung was handed an early start in the time trial after finishing towards the back of the peleton on Monday's opening stage.
He was out in the best of the conditions to set a time of 10:58secs in Voorburg, a time that held up for the rest of the competition amid heavy rain and crashes on various corners including former time trial world champion Tony Martin hitting the deck.
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Stefan Kung speeds to victory on stage two
Maciej Bodnar was second for Bora-Hansgrohe four seconds off the pace with Tom Dumoulin third a second further back.
Stage 1 winner Peter Sagan finished 15 seconds behind Swiss rider Kung in the worst of the conditions.
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Politt and Martin crash in horrid conditions on stage two
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Time trial winner Kung eased pressure by reading book
Results from BinckBank Tour (Voorburg - Voorburg, 9 km) on Tuesday
- 1. Stefan Kung (Switzerland / BMC Racing Team) 10:58"
- 2. Maciej Bodnar (Poland / BORA-hansgrohe) +4"
- 3. Tom Dumoulin (Netherlands / Team Sunweb) +5"
- 4. Soren Kragh (Denmark / Team Sunweb) +8"
- 5. Lars Boom (Netherlands / LottoNL-Jumbo) +10"
- 6. Yves Lampaert (Belgium / Quick-Step Floors) +12"
- 7. Matthias Braendle (Austria / Trek-Segafredo) +14"
- 8. Miles Scotson (Australia / BMC Racing Team) +15"
- 9. Tim Wellens (Belgium / Lotto-Soudal) +17"
- 10. Jos van Emden (Netherlands / LottoNL-Jumbo)
Classification from BinckBank Tour after Stage 2 on Tuesday
- 1. Stefan Kung (Switzerland / BMC Racing Team) 4:01:07"
- 2. Maciej Bodnar (Poland / BORA-hansgrohe) +4"
- 3. Tom Dumoulin (Netherlands / Team Sunweb) +5"
- 4. Soren Kragh (Denmark / Team Sunweb) +8"
- 5. Lars Boom (Netherlands / LottoNL-Jumbo) +10"
- 6. Yves Lampaert (Belgium / Quick-Step Floors) +12"
- 7. Matthias Braendle (Austria / Trek-Segafredo) +14"
- 8. Peter Sagan (Slovakia / BORA-hansgrohe) +15"
- 9. Miles Scotson (Australia / BMC Racing Team)
- 10. Jos van Emden (Netherlands / LottoNL-Jumbo) +17"
Politt and Martin crash in horrid conditions on stage two
Politt and Martin crash in horrid conditions on stage two
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